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Shakespeare & Company →
Cece from 'New Girl' has a new movie out, and it's everything you want from a chick flick →
In Comedy Web Series, 'The Fob and I,' Two Contrasting Indian Identities →
Vir Das is Bringing Laughs to the Crowd and Challenges to the Status Quo →
"It's Priyanka Chopra like Oprah" →
VOGUE INDIA - Priyanka Chopra, who’s blazed the global entertainment trail for becoming the first Indian actress to star in an American network drama—“It’s taken 15 years,” confessed the 33-year-old, charting a Bollywood career that includes a National Film Award and a quartet of Filmfares —hosted a sneak preview of Quantico at the ABC News headquarters on Friday. Her stateside debut (not counting a lukewarm musical foray, circa 2013) is a high-octane “terrorism mystery” that’s been...continue to the full article here.
All About That Bass →
VOGUE INDIA - They've been more than just role models for those who don't fit the mannequin mould. From music to comedy, blogs to books - VOGUE meets the ladies sounding the clarion call for curvy women everywhere...continue to the full article here.
3 Things for the Vogue Woman at The Met's "Sultans of Deccan India" Exhibit →
VOGUE INDIA - New York City's iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiled its highly anticipated new exhibition—nearly a decade in the making—last week. 'Sultans of Deccan India, 1500-1700: Opulence and Fantasy,' on display until July 26, is a dazzling, gem-encrusted ode to the golden age of the south Indian plateau, which was once a melting pot of Persian,...continue to the full article here.
Aamir Khan Addresses Women in the World Summit →
NBC NEWS - Though he plays an eccentric extraterrestrial in "PK," his latest Bollywood hit, actor Aamir Khan was refreshingly down-to-earth as he addressed a crowd at New York City's Lincoln Center last night. But the 50-year-old star, who was a featured speaker at the sixth annual Women in the World Summit—a three-day conference focusing on issues from maternal mortality to the rise of sexual assault on college campuses...continue to the full article here.
Sultans of Deccan India at The Met - A Sneak Preview →
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Five kingdoms – with influences from Persia, Portugual, Maratha and Ethiopia — flourished on India’s mineral-rich Deccan Plateau between the 16th and 17th centuries before capitulating to Mughal rule. A team at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, led by Navina Najat Haidar have spent the past decade sourcing nearly 200 artifacts from the era and have brought them together from lenders for an exhibition starting Monday...continue to the full article here.
Pierce the Veil →
VOGUE INDIA - Bikinis and burqas; flirting and fundamentalism; Mecca and Majorca—they're just a handful of the juxtapositions dissected in Burq Off!, actor Nadia Manzoor's ambitious one-woman show, which has commanded the attention of everyone from alt-guru Deepak Chopra to activist Irshad Manji. In it, the Brooklyn-based artist takes on 21 characters, ranging from her dictatorial father to a mullah...continue to the full article here.
The Hundred-Foot Journey Star, Manish Dayal, Dishes on Movie →
NBC NEWS - Watch actor Manish Dayal flip a cilantro-flecked omelet in The Hundred-Foot Journey—a culture clash between an immigrant Indian family and the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant, set in the south of France—and you’ll never guess he spent a frenetic month immersed in culinary bootcamp. “We filleted and we chopped,” said the 31-year-old, who worked with gourmands including...continue to the full article here.
New York, L.A. Host Indian Film Festivals →
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - A psychological thriller that exposes Mumbai’s malicious underbelly served as the opener this week to the New York Indian Film Festival —America’s oldest event showcasing independent South Asian cinema. Directed by Anurag Kashyap, “Ugly,” a film that starts with the disappearance of an aspiring actor’s young daughter, embodied the gritty spirit of alternative Indian cinema. “A film like ‘Ugly’ would never typically open in New York,” said Aseem Chhabra...continue to the full article here.
A Bollywood Spectacular Comes to NJ →
TRAVEL + LEISURE - As the synchronized jingle of a dozen anklets claimed center stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center last Saturday, I watched with giddy anticipation. There was something exhilarating about listening to the Bollywood tunes of my childhood—songs that often served as the overplayed soundtracks to family road trips and dinner parties—captivate an audience of nearly 2,300....continue to the full article here.
Q&A With Ritesh Batra: Director of "The Lunchbox" →
TRAVEL + LEISURE - Director Ritesh Batra’s debut feature film, The Lunchbox, a charming epistolary romance set in Mumbai, is steeped in nostalgia. As it traces an unlikely relationship between a curmudgeonly widower, Saajan (Irrfan Khan) and a neglected housewife, Ila (Nimrat Kaur)—all triggered by a delivery mistake, courtesy of the city’s supposedly foolproof lunch couriers, or dabbawallahs...continue to the full article here.
Smithsonian Explores Beyond Bollywood in Desi Display →
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - A new exhibition at the Smithsonian, one of America’s most prestigious museums, is the first of its kind to celebrate the role played by Indian Americans in the history and formation of the country. “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation”, which opened at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, tracks the integration of the Indian-American community in the U.S...continue to the full article here.
Indian-American Chef Captures the Himalayas →
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Award-winning chef Vikas Khanna’s latest book, a vivid culinary journey across the Himalayan river valleys, is dedicated to a woman whose name he will never know. At a recent launch party in New York City, Mr. Khanna told those gathered that while writing the book he left his laptop by a street-side cafe in Tibet, moments before boarding a bus to Nepal...continue to the full article here.
The Wind Chaser →
VOGUE INDIA - About six years ago, on a flight from New Delhi to Darjeeling, a voice on the loudspeaker directed my attention to an ethereal mountain peak wreathed in fog. It was majestic, overwhelming— a view I would see more intimately in the days to come. Soon, I’d join 65 elite runners from all over the globe on an ultramarathon that featured rare glimpses of the world's highest points: Everest, Lhotse, Makalu and Kanchenjunga...continue to the full article here.
Imran Khan: Bollywood's Immature About Sex →
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL - Actor Imran Khan says he’s fed up with headlines that scrutinize Bollywood’s relationship with sex. “On-screen kisses are still talking points [in the media] and it’s baffling,” said Mr. Khan, who was recently in New York City on a global tour that included stops in London and Dubai to promote his upcoming film, “Gori Tere Pyaar Mein”, which releases in India Friday...continue to the full article here.